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Vitalik Buterin published an article titled "Obfuscation: building the final boss of cryptography (Part I)", systematically outlining the entire technical tree behind the mainline of the obfuscation protocol (iO). The article points out that obfuscation technology can transform programs into "encrypted programs", allowing computations on plaintext inputs while hiding internal logic. Theoretically, it can achieve "trustless trusted third parties", and when combined with blockchain, it can build nearly trustless voting systems, auction protocols, and various other applications. However, the current iO scheme, while technically polynomial time, incurs enormous practical overhead, with expected runtimes exceeding the lifespan of the universe.The article details the construction process of lattice-based iO, covering the stacking of primitives such as fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), attribute-based encryption (ABE), obfuscated circuits, function encryption, and XiO. Vitalik stated that the field has moved from "impossible" to "provably secure" over the past decade, but there remains a significant gap to practical application. He proposed three future paths: further optimizing the existing lattice-based route, adopting bolder cryptographic assumptions to simplify constructions, or exploring entirely new assumptions that are completely different from lattices, emphasizing that if any direction succeeds, it will largely "solve cryptography", enabling any protocol describable by an ideal trusted third party to be securely implemented.

According to The Wall Street Journal, blockchain public chain data analysis shows that Iranian entities have completed over $3.84 billion in transactions through the cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx to evade U.S. economic sanctions.Investigators have traced funds associated with two digital wallets controlled by the Central Bank of Iran, which are linked to the $1.5 billion stolen by North Korean hackers from the Bybit exchange. After flowing through a complex multi-layer transaction path, the related funds ultimately entered CoinEx, making it one of the core channels for Iran to bypass the sanctions system using cryptocurrency.

According to Coindesk, former 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder stated that there is a significant communication misalignment between the crypto industry and traditional finance regarding the issue of tokenization.Snyder pointed out that current discussions mostly focus on the settlement speed of blockchain and the ability to transfer assets, but overlook the operational processes from trade execution to final settlement. She believes that tokenization projects are feasible in small-scale tests, but face enormous challenges in supporting the massive flow of funds in the U.S. capital markets.The main difficulties include: how to integrate tokenized assets into existing ledger systems, compliance processes, and regulatory reporting frameworks, as well as how to adjust the risk management framework to accommodate round-the-clock trading. Additionally, many third-party software solutions relied upon by financial institutions have yet to support blockchain-native transactions.She stated that the real challenges will become apparent when institutions incorporate tokenized infrastructure into their core business pathways. The industry is still in the pilot phase, and there is still a long way to go before large-scale implementation.

According to CoinDesk, Fidelity Investments has officially launched the "Fidelity Reserves Digital Fund," which aims to provide reserve asset management services for stablecoin issuers and institutional investors, further tapping into the capital management needs brought about by the rapid expansion of stablecoins. The fund will primarily invest in highly liquid assets such as short-term U.S. Treasury securities, cash, and repurchase agreements to meet the regulatory requirements for reserve assets of payment stablecoins under the U.S. GENIUS Act.At the same time, State Street has also recently launched a similar product, marking that large asset management institutions on Wall Street are accelerating their entry into the stablecoin reserve management market, competing around the cash and Treasury asset backing stablecoins.

According to The Block, State Street Bank has launched the State Street Stablecoin Reserves Money Market Fund (SSCXX), providing reserve asset management tools for stablecoin issuers. This fund is a Rule 2a-7 government money market fund, primarily investing in cash, short-term U.S. Treasury securities, repurchase agreements, and other cash equivalents, aiming to achieve principal preservation, daily liquidity, and a stable $1 share net asset value.The report states that the product has received initial investment support from State Street Bank and Anchorage Digital and has been explicitly designed to comply with the regulatory requirements of the GENIUS Act. This move continues State Street Bank's strategy in the field of digital assets and tokenized cash management, having previously launched the on-chain liquidity product SWEEP for stablecoin scenarios and launched the digital asset platform DAP.

As the scale of the U.S. stock business continues to grow, BIT (formerly Matrixport) has added U.S. institutional-level clearing service provider Clear Street as a partner, marking a higher standard of development in BIT's underlying infrastructure construction for U.S. stocks.BIT's U.S. stock business adopts an Omnibus IB structure, with all orders cleared and custodied by licensed clearing institutions based in the U.S. Currently, BIT has established partnerships with three licensed U.S. institutions: Clear Street, RQD Clearing, and Atomic Vaults Securities (AVS).Among them, Clear Street, supported by approximately $1 billion in financing and a strong capital base, processes about 550 million shares and approximately $28.4 billion in nominal trading volume daily, demonstrating the capability to serve large institutional clients with clearing and execution services. For users, this means that there is stronger institutional-level infrastructure support behind the transactions, resulting in a more stable system that is less prone to interruptions or delays during extreme market conditions, while also helping to provide more ample liquidity support and asset security guarantees.Compared to the industry’s common practice of using a single clearing partner, a multi-institutional parallel clearing structure can effectively disperse operational risks on the platform, enhancing the stability and continuity of transactions.BIT stated that in selecting clearing partners, the platform will continue to assess core indicators such as asset scale, net capital levels, and risk control capabilities to match the asset allocation needs of global users.

According to Jinshi reports, Wall Street's most optimistic forecasting agency, Yardeni, has set a target value of 8,250 points for the S&P 500 index. Although the index has surpassed 7,600 points, the agency recently stated it would become cautious, pointing out that factors such as tensions in the Middle East, oil supply risks, potential tightening policies from the Federal Reserve, and upcoming initial public offerings are causing market volatility. Nevertheless, the agency remains optimistic about the future, believing that strong earnings growth and AI-driven economic growth will drive market development.

According to Jinshi, Wall Street analysts have begun to adopt a skeptical attitude after two months of continuous gains in the stock market, and researchers are downgrading the ratings of S&P 500 constituent companies. Data from Jefferies shows that the proportion of constituent stocks receiving a "buy" rating is nearly the same as it was four years ago, far below the peak levels during the internet bubble. Jefferies Senior Vice President Andrew Greenberg stated that the sell-side has not yet shown any signs of buying.

Insiders revealed that the cryptocurrency trading and brokerage firm FalconX has secretly submitted an S-1 registration draft to the U.S. SEC and has hired investment firms such as Cantor Fitzgerald to provide advisory services for its IPO. However, due to market volatility, FalconX expects to advance its listing no earlier than later this year. Founded in 2018, FalconX primarily provides digital asset trading, liquidity, clearing, and credit services to hedge funds, asset management firms, and market makers. The company completed a $150 million Series D funding round in 2022, with a valuation of $8 billion at that time.Reports indicate that as market sentiment cools, trading volumes decline, and the performance of some cryptocurrency IPOs post-listing has been weak, several cryptocurrency companies, including Kraken's parent company Payward, Consensys, Ledger, and Grayscale, have postponed their listing plans. Meanwhile, Blockchain.com also secretly submitted its IPO application to the U.S. last week.

The tokenized U.S. Treasury fund VBILL under VanEck has officially launched on the DeFi lending protocol Euler. The fund is issued and tokenized by Securitize, allowing investors to use tokenized U.S. Treasuries as collateral for on-chain lending and liquidity operations, while also meeting compliance requirements. This move reflects that DeFi protocols are accelerating their transformation towards institutionalization and compliance to attract traditional financial capital into the on-chain market.Data shows that the scale of tokenized U.S. Treasuries has surpassed $15 billion, growing approximately 150% over the past year. Traditional asset management giants such as BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Janus Henderson have all launched on-chain Treasury or money market products. Euler has previously integrated Securitize's DS Protocol to support the access of tokenized securities with investor qualification restrictions and transfer rules to the lending market. DeFi protocols like Aave are also laying out institutional-level RWA business. Institutions expect that the asset tokenization market could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033. Securitize executives stated that as traditional financial institutions enter the crypto space, DeFi protocols must find a balance between openness and compliance requirements.

According to CoinDesk, United Texas Bank (UTB) has received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to convert from a state-chartered bank to a national-chartered bank, becoming one of the first banks to complete the OCC conversion since the Dodd-Frank Act was passed 15 years ago. The bank's CEO Scott Beck stated that this move gives it the same federal license and direct access to the Federal Reserve payment system as large banks like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.The bank currently clears about $10 billion monthly for global crypto enterprises and has launched the AI-driven real-time payment network UTB Atomic and the compliance platform UTB Prism Sentinel to restore 24/7 crypto liquidity. The bank also plans to launch a digital asset custody and trust services division this summer.

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee stated that he remains optimistic about the cryptocurrency market entering a new super cycle and believes that Ethereum will become a core beneficiary asset. Tom Lee pointed out that the two main driving forces of this cycle are asset tokenization driven by Wall Street and the rapid development of AI Agents.He stated, "We continue to expect that the cryptocurrency market and Ethereum will usher in a super cycle." Additionally, Tom Lee believes that the significant correction of Ethereum previously has provided an attractive buying opportunity. Currently, the staking scale within the Ethereum ecosystem continues to rise, with over 39.2 million ETH staked, accounting for about 32% of the total supply.According to market news, Bitmine increased its holdings by a total of 111,942 ETH last week, with its ETH holdings accounting for approximately 4.47% of the total supply of 120.7 million ETH.

According to official news, the Resolv Foundation has released a complete recovery framework following the protocol security incident. Previously, on March 22, 2026, the protocol was attacked due to a security vulnerability, resulting in the illegal minting of USR tokens entering the market. The protocol subsequently suspended operations and entered recovery mode. Resolv stated that USR was designed as a "premium layer" stable asset backed by collateral, while RLP served as an "insurance layer" to absorb losses. According to the recovery plan, USR/wstUSR held before the attack will be exchanged for USDC at a 1:1 ratio, while USR purchased after the attack will be processed at a 1:0.5 USDC ratio; RLP holders will recover approximately 60%+, with part of the compensation distributed in the form of RESOLV tokens. The official compensation application window is open for three months.At the same time, Resolv announced the launch of a new business line called "Vault Street," managed by the Resolv Foundation, focusing on the distribution and structured yield products of tokenized real-world assets (RWA). The first product, primeUSD, has entered the private testing phase, open to professional institutional investors, allowing users to participate in leveraged U.S. Treasury yield strategies through stablecoins. Resolv stated that this product combines structured financing experience from traditional finance with on-chain DeFi infrastructure, aiming to build an institutional-level RWA yield distribution platform. In addition, the functionality of the RESOLV token remains unchanged, with staking and unstaking functions restored, and reward distribution resumed on May 26. Resolv emphasized that it will continue to promote the expansion of Vault Street products, upgrade security architecture, and build on-chain infrastructure for institutional-level assets, stating that "the phase from protocol launch to security incident has ended, and Vault Street will open a new chapter for Resolv."

According to CoinDesk, Coinbase's Head of European Policy Katie Harries stated that Coinbase is not worried about large Wall Street institutions and traditional financial institutions increasing their participation in the cryptocurrency space, claiming that the crypto industry has a community foundation that traditional financial institutions cannot replicate.She mentioned that the advocacy group Stand With Crypto has over 3.7 million members globally, and members have made over 2.5 million contacts with lawmakers. Katie Harries also stated that cryptocurrency voters have become a long-term force in the global political landscape, and policymakers should expedite the development of a coordinated and reasonable cryptocurrency regulatory framework.

Several core institutions have chosen the 1155 F Street building in Washington as their office location, including Coinbase, DCG, the Blockchain Association, and Injective on the third floor, as well as the Solana Policy Institute, Hyperliquid Policy Center, and DeFi Education Fund on the tenth floor. In addition, the venture capital firm Paradigm is set to move into the building. According to market news, White House officials, Capitol Hill staff, state legislators, and congressional candidates seeking cryptocurrency support have all visited this building. Therefore, it can be said that the 1155 F Street building in Washington has become the lobbying command center for the cryptocurrency industry.

a16z crypto general partner Guy Wuollet pointed out that the financial industry is undergoing a "digital migration" similar to the era of cloud computing, with blockchain becoming the core infrastructure driving this transformation. Wall Street's adoption of blockchain is not driven by the idea of "decentralization," but rather by the practical needs for counterparty risk management, settlement efficiency, and fair ordering mechanisms.The so-called "digital assets" essentially represent the process of migrating the underlying architecture of the financial system onto the blockchain, similar to the transition of enterprise IT systems from on-premises deployment to cloud services. When financial assets operate on programmable shared infrastructure, it brings the core advantage of "composability," allowing assets to be freely combined and expanded like software, significantly reducing development costs and enhancing the overall innovation efficiency of the financial system. This trend will drive traditional finance from a "closed reconciliation system" to an "on-chain coordination network," and blockchain technology will gradually become a standard component of the financial infrastructure layer in this process.